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BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

The BOSS 200 series welcomes another member to its growing family, the IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator, an uber-comprehensive stereo device for performing, rehearsing, and recording without the burden of real amp and cabinets for both guitar (8amp types) and bass (3 amp types). We could spend all day…Click on the title for more

BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier Analog Amp/Cab Simulator

Launched at NAMM 2020 at our very Stompbox Booth, the DSM and Humboldt Simplifier is a fully analog amp and cab emulator that features a true analog preamp that recreates in fine detail the most popular clean channel preamps, a power amp sim and dual independent Cab sims with spread…Click on the title for more

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier Analog Amp/Cab Simulator

2022 UPDATE: Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

This article is about pedals that simulate the tone of guitar amps and cabs but are not able to power a speaker cabinet. If you are looking for a pedal that can do that, see our article about the best power amp pedals. --- Once upon a time, most…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

Mooer Preamp Model X X2

The Mooer X2 line is adding two new members belonging to the amp modeling niche - the second one being the Cab X2. The Preamp Model X X2 is a Dual-Channel Digital Preamp pedal boasting a compact case, 14 editable presets, dual footswitches and three cab simulations. Each of the…Click on the title for more

Mooer Preamp Model X X2

Flamma FS06 Preamp + Cab Simulator

The latest device from the Flamma FS Series is a very purple digital Preamp pedal with presets and a three-way EQ section: the FS06. The pedal features 7 amp modes accessible by tapping on the Select button or the Footswitch. Each amp has a preset slot. Each emulation has its…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS06 Preamp + Cab Simulator

Tech 21 SansAmp Classic

Today's guitarists take amp and cab simulation pedals for granted as an option to add a variety of tonal flavor to their "real" amp and cabs. But things were very different until the year 1989, when the only amp/cab sound one could get was through... an actual amp/cab combo, as…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 SansAmp Classic

Thermion Zero Stereo Pedal Amp

Henning at EytschPi42 is freaking out about the Zero pedal amp by Spanish company Thermion. While major pedal companies are busy trying to reduce the size of pedal amps to the compact stompbox format (i.e. the size of a regular BOSS pedal), Thermion has taken a different approach, focusing on…Click on the title for more

Thermion Zero Stereo Pedal Amp

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

With the Ampli-Firebox, the New Jersey-based folks at Atomic and Studio Devil were the first ones to release a high-end amp and cab modeler in stompbox format - followed suit by a series of bigger names in the pedal world. The new Mark II improves on the original device, which…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab

One may say that black is the color favored by rockers. Although the Flint gets close to it with a very dark gray, a truly black pedal was missing from the collection of Strymon devices until today, the day the Californian company unveiled its first Amp and Cab emulation stompbox,…Click on the title for more

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab

Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp & Cab simulator

Walrus Audio is on fire this January 2021, being (so far) the only pedal company announcing two relevant pedal releases. After the Mako R1 Reverb, the Oklahoma City-based builder just unveiled the Walrus Audio ACS1, another member of the Mako family. This pedal packs in a compact enclosure an incredible…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp & Cab simulator

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

When Joel Korte of Chase Bliss Audio touched down in Portland, Oregon and began peppering his Instagram feed with pictures of him noshing with Chris Benson of Benson amps, there was much speculation to be had. That speculation manifested at 2019’s NAMM show with the Preamp MKII, a slider-equipped brushed…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII

New Pedals: Quilter Superblock US and UK Pedal-Seized Amp

Since guitarists started to clue into the fact that it's not strictly necessary to carry a heavy, real amp from gig to gig, the power-amp-in-a-stompbox format has experienced a boom; the Quilter Superblock series, consisting at this stage in the US and a UK versions, is the latest arrival in this…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Quilter Superblock US and UK Pedal-Seized Amp